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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Lush Cosmetics Workers in Maryland Vote Unanimously to Join UFCW Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. Staff at a Lush Cosmetics storefront in Baltimore last month voted unanimously to form a union with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 27.These workers join the ranks of their colleagues in St. Louis; Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky; and Friendswood, Texas, who are part of the… [...]
Solidarity In the Streets: In the States Roundup It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations. California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO:Yesterday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta released evidence in a case he is bringing against Amazon for price-fixing.Emails show us that this giant retailer is unlawfully pressuring and forcing other retailers to not allow their prices to dip below what Amazon charges.… pic.twitter.com/LSt8036SI4— California Federation of Labor Unions (@CaliforniaLabor) April 21, 2026Connecticut AFL-CIO:BREAKING: Hair and Make-Up Artists employed by… [...]
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: New Jersey Cannabis Workers Celebrate Union Election Victory Ahead of 4/20 Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. Workers at cannabis products producer Sun Extractions have voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360, marking another win for the union’s ongoing campaign to ensure fair labor protections in the emergent industry.Medical and recreational cannabis sales in the state are on… [...]
Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: National Women's Soccer League Players Association This is the next post in our series that will take a deeper look at each of our affiliates. The series will run weekly until we’ve covered all 65 of our affiliates. Next up is the NWSL Players Association (NWSLPA). Name of Union: National Women’s Soccer League Players AssociationMission: The players of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) vow to build on the opportunity that has been afforded to them, as well as work to achieve those goals that have not yet been attained. They honor the vision and… [...]
Giving Back to the Community: The Working People Weekly List Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List. Unions Bash AI as Opposition Grows: 'We Believe in Human Beings': “‘We are here to sound the alarms on AI,’ said Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO. ‘This race that everybody seems to think we're in to advance AI at all costs—with no guardrails or protections for people—is reckless and dangerous.’”Unions Sue U.S. Labor Board Over Bid to Concentrate… [...]